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Glorious 39 review

  By Niamh | November 20, 2009 - 9:08 am | The Culch
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“On the eve of World War II, while the formidable Keyes family tries to uphold their traditional way of life, their daughter Anne sees her life dramatically unravel when she stumbles upon secret recordings of the pro-appeasement.” The story of Glorious 39 centres on Anne Keyes (played by Romola Garai), a young actress and daughter of a House of Commons British MP (Bill Nighy). Anne is the eldest of three children who lead charmed lives between their father’s country residence and their town house in London near to St. Paul’s Cathedral. Times are tense as Hitler begins his take over of mainland Europe, country by country. The British think they have avoided going to war with him and there is a growing pro-appeasement movement in the country intent on any kind of agreement with Hitler and the Nazis that will keep them out of another war so shortly after World … There’s more →

Review ‘Mesrine: Killer Instinct’

  By Niamh | July 30, 2009 - 6:15 pm | Featured Post, Movies & TV, The Culch
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“To some he was a gangster, To others a hero, But to everyone, He was a legend.” Mesrine: Killer Instinct is the first of two films made about the life of notorious French criminal Jacques Mesrine. Unlike other sequels, you only need wait until 28 August to see part two The film follows the life of Jacques Mesrine from his early adult encounters in the French army in Algeria in 1959 through to the pinnacle of his criminal career in 1969 when he was declared Public Enemy Number One in Canada. Mesrine: Killer Instinct charts Mesrine’s rise from soldier to house burglar to bank robber to kidnapper to jail escapee - he escaped from four top security prisons in his time. We see the many sides to Mesrine, the family man who adores his beautiful Spanish wife Sofia and their three children, particularly his daughter, a humorous guy, a loyal … There’s more →

See preview of ‘Mesrine: Killer Instinct’ first!

  By Niamh | July 27, 2009 - 11:29 pm | Competitions, Movies & TV, The Culch
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“Nobody Kills Me Until I Say So.” ~Jacques Mesrine MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT (release date August 7th) introduces us to Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel), a loyal son and dedicated soldier back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Handsome and charming, he is soon seduced by the neon glamour of Sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido (Gerard Depardieu), Mesrine soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder, choosing the high risk life of a gangster over the honest life of the hard working family. After pulling off an audacious heist, he and his lover Jeanne, flee to Canada where the opportunity of one big payout lures him out of hiding and propels him towards international notoriety. The incredible and brutal story of Jacques Mesrine continues in MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY NO 1 which is released in cinemas on August 28th. I was lucky … There’s more →